Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey is an American actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, and won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both Sex and Longing and The Last Night of Ballyhoo. She originated the title role in Driving Miss Daisy and was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play. Her film appearances include The Color Purple (1985), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Addams Family (1991), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Addams Family Values (1993), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Rush Hour 3 (2007), and The Help (2011).

Known For

Birth Location Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Born 1941-08-12

Movies

Georgica as Dorothy
2019
Ocean's Eight as Diana
2018
The Leisure Seeker as Lillian
2018
2017
We'll Never Have Paris as Francoise
2014
2013
The Help as Gracie Higginbotham
2011
2009
Ghost Town as Marjorie Pickthall
2008
Broken English as Elinor Gregory
2007
Rush Hour 3 as Sister Agnes
2007
2006
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Congresswoman Libby Hauser
2003
Two Weeks Notice as Ruth Kelson
2002
Orange County as Vera Gantner
2002
The Kid as Dr. Alexander
2000
Mumford as Mrs. Crisp
1999
A Lesson Before Dying as Edna Guidry
1999
Walking Across Egypt as Beatrice Vernon
1999
The Impostors as Mrs. Essendine
1998
Simon Birch as Grandmother Wenteworth
1998
Sabrina as Mack
1995
The Scarlet Letter as Meredith Stonehall
1995
Addams Family Values as Margaret Addams
1993
1993
Guilty as Sin as Judge Tompkins
1993
Class of '61 as Mrs. Julia Peyton
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn as Widow Douglas
1993
1992
The Addams Family as Margaret Alford / Margaret Addams
1991
1990
Postcards from the Edge as Wardrobe Mistress
1990
1988
Another Woman as Engagement Party Guest
1988
Heartburn as Wedding Speaker
1986
Sunday in the Park with George as Yvonne / Naomi
1986
The Color Purple as Miss Millie
1985
Explorers as Mrs. Müller
1985
Dana Ivey hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows